MARNELL KENAN

EducationMasters in Music, Internet SEO & Entertainment Marketing 2013Full Sail University | Winter Park, FloridaBA in Psychology / Education 1994University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MICenter for Creative Studies | Detroit, MI 1991-1993201 East Kirby Street| Detroit | 48202

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Professor: Dr. Joseph MottzolliniFields of study: Classical Voice coaching, Piano, Music theory and writing, Live Band performance, and studio/live microphone technique placement

Mattie Moss Clark Conservatory of Music(Certificate) 1993-94800 Livernois StFerndale, MI 48220 Teachers: Dorinda Clark, Mattie Moss Clark

Dr. Mattie Moss-Clark was an American gospel choir director and the mother of The Clark Sisters, a world-renowned gospel vocal group. Clark is credited for creating the three-part harmony, a technique which is prevalent among gospel choirs today

Dorinda Clark-Cole is a two-time Grammy Award winning American evangelist and gospel singer. She is best known as a member of The Clark Sisters and as a daughter of pioneering choral director Mattie Moss Clark.

Experience

• Guest Vocalist – Mayoral Inauguration – Dennis Archer Detroit Cobo Hall

• Guest Vocalist for The Sun Messengers• Lead Vocalist The Sun Messengers Band

- Detroit Motor City Casino, 2011-13

• Lead Vocalist EL-Live.com Band name: “Shades” • • Hyatt Hotel Brix Club, Singapore

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2010-2011• Background Mary J. Blige “My Life” and “Share my

World”• Background Aaliyah “Age Ain’t Nothing but a number”• Background Biggie Smalls “Jon Stewart Show”• Background Sean P. Diddy Combs “Jon Stewart Show”• Background SWV “live venues”• Background Robert Townsends’ Motown Live Show

(with Mary J. Blige and Chaka Khan / Ricky Minor Music director

1998-2001 1994 1995 1995 1995

1999

Publications/Presentations/Commercials

• McDonald’s Commercial National TV• McDonald’s Commercial Regional Radio• Chrysler Corp. Car Commercial Regional TV Spot• New York Undercover Episode Featured Vocalist• Star Search with Ed McMahon

Live with VH1Radio 1 Mason & CoDetroit newsWJBK channel 50 news exerptMichigan Chronicle article by Steve Hosey

1996 International 1991 Syndication

Performing/Show/Venue /International Tour Experience

• The Hollywood Bowl• Radio City Music Hall• Universal Amphitheater• The Apollo• Tiger Stadium – National Anthem Performance | Detroit

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V. Kansas City Royals• The Music Hall / The Fox Theater / Masonic Temple

• Toured in Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo Japan, Singapore, Dubai, and Paris

Professional Experience

• Signed as Motown, Universal Recording Artist 1996-98

Professional Development

• Live Microphone placement techniques• Studio microphone technique• Background vocals/ Arrangements and Harmonies

Affiliations/Memberships

• AFTRA American Federation of TV and Radio Artists

Since 1991

• SAG Screen Actors Guild Labor Union

Since 1997

• ASCAP The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers [American non-profit performance-rights organization iniated by actual artists; protects its members' musical copyrights by monitoring public performances.]

• BMI Publishing Co.

• AF of M American Federation of Musicians

Since 2013

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Interests• Operation Smile 501C3

• Building Baseball Diamonds/Fields made handicap accessible for children to play on

• Funding Surgeries for Children in-need internationally

• Piano /Songwriting Composition/ Travel & Health Conscious living

• Writing Children’s Books

• Entrepreneurship

• POP MUSIC & Production

• Staff Professor of Music @ Axis Rock Music Academy West Bloomfield, MI 2013-2016